Master classes on church restoration were held for teenagers in the Yaroslavl region

From March 7 to 10, 2024 on the territory of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Telyakovo, Tutayevsky district, Yaroslavl region held a spring meeting of the youth movement "Transfiguration", whose participants learn practical skills in the field of preservation of destroyed shrines, reports Parish.Ru. The event was organized by the youth department of the Rybinsk Diocese within the framework of the project "School of mentors "Transfiguration", supported by the Presidential Grants Fund. The program of the meeting, which was attended by children aged ten to 25 years old, was rich and exciting: they were waiting for live interactives, team games, master classes from experienced mentors and ceremonial formation. One of the key tasks of the "Transfiguration" project is to teach children and teenagers various skills and abilities useful for the work of conservation and restoration of churches. Several master classes were held as part of the spring gathering: on the rules of using various construction tools, on drawing ornaments, on making decorative elements and preparing the base for an iconostasis, on effective teamwork and on conducting a tour of the church. According to the website of the Rybinsk Diocese, as part of the project, the participants got acquainted with the history and architecture of the church being restored The participants studied the surviving frescoes in the church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the village of Telyakovo. On the night of March 10, a service was held in the church, during which hymns were sung by the participants themselves.